Aestivation hypothesis
The aestivation hypothesis is a hypothesized solution to the
As the universe cools, the potential work producible by stored energy can increase by a multiplier of 1030 per Landauer's principle. If the goal of an advanced civilization is to maximize the number of calculations done, to generate information processing for tasks like mass-producing simulations, then aestivation would be purposeful to achieve this end.[1][2][3]
Fermi paradox
There is no reliable or reproducible evidence that
Intentions of alien civilizations
Advanced alien civilizations may have intentions that differ considerably from one another and from humanity. If the intent is creating large amounts of "happiness", then energy resources may be used to generate perfect computer simulations of "the maximal number of maximally happy minds". If the intent is knowledge, resources may be focused on information storage. Such civilizations may go through a time of exploration and then remain dormant until the conditions of the universe are more energetically favorable to best achieve their objectives.[1] While this may not achieve infinite value in terms of their intentions, the upper limit may still be extremely large.[7]
Dispute
The theory has been disputed by a subsequent paper by
References
- ^ arXiv:1705.03394 [physics.pop-ph].
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